Origin: Egypt
Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD
Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 1.625" (4.1cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Egyptian
Style: Roman Period
Medium: Bone
There is a naive yet energetic quality to the carving of this piece that captures our imaginations. Is this boldly naked woman with the wide stare a goddess like Venus, or some more secular beauty? She strides forward as if hers is the natural state of being. In the forceful carving and her energetic movement we feel the pulse of ancient life not so very different in essential ways from our own. - (P.0141)